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Lead Professional Licensing

Overview

Indiana law requires that any person who engages in lead-based paint activities must first obtain a license from ISDH for each activity. “Lead-based paint activities” means the inspection, risk assessment, and abatement of lead-based paint in target housing and child-occupied facilities. The term includes project design and supervision.

Who Needs a Lead-Based Paint License?

Anyone who conducts lead-based paint activities must be licensed. Such activities include:

Inspection for lead based paint

Risk assessment for lead hazards

Clearance examination following lead abatement

Abatement of lead-based paint

Project design, supervision, and work in abatement projects

Licenses are issued only after an applicant has successfully completed course certification by an accredited training facility and has passed the licensing examination administered by the ISDH. A separate license is required for each of the authorized lead disciplines. All licenses must be renewed every three (3) years by successfully completing refresher training approved by the ISDH.

What Kinds of Licenses are Available?

Risk Assessor License

A Risk Assessor conducts on-site investigations to determine the existence, nature, severity, and location of lead-based paint hazards; and provides a written report explaining the results of the investigation and options for reducing lead-based paint hazards. A Risk Assessor may also sample for the presence of lead in dust and soil for the purposes of abatement clearance testing.
License Fee: $150. License Term: three (3) years.

Passing score of at least 70 percent on the Risk Assessor certification exam administered by the course provider.

Passing score of at least 70 percent on the Lead Inspector certification exam administered by the course provider.

Passing score of at least 70 percent on the Risk Assessor licensing exams administered by ISDH.

Passing score of at least 70 percent on the Lead Inspector licensing exams administered by ISDH.

Lead Inspector License

A Lead Inspector conducts a surface-by-surface investigation to determine the presence of lead-based paint; and provides a written report explaining the results of the inspection. A Lead Inspector may also sample for the presence of lead in dust and soil for the purposes of abatement clearance testing.
License Fee: $150. License Term: three (3) years.

Passing score of at least 70 percent on the Lead Supervisor certification exam as administered by the course provider.

Passing score of at least 70 percent on the third party Lead Supervisor licensing exam administered by ISDH.

Contractor License

Contractors perform to which the department has issued a license to perform lead-based paint abatement activities conducted for compensation. The applicant must have a Lead Designated Representative from the company.
License Fee: $150. License Term: three (3) years.

Passing score of at least 70 percent on the Lead Worker certification exam administered by the course provider.

A Lead Worker license does not require a licensing examination by ISDH.

Clearance Examiner
License

A Clearance Examiner conducts a visual examination and collects dust wipe samples for the purpose of establishing proper completion of interim controls of lead hazards. The person interprets sample results, determines whether the unit passes, and produces a written report of the findings. Note that a Clearance Examination can be conducted by a licensed Lead Inspector or a licensed Risk Assessor.
Fee: $150. License Term: three (3) years.

How Do I Apply for a License?

Once the certification course is successfully completed, a separate application for each license is sent to the Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH). The application form for licenses is available at:

The licensing exam will be scheduled for the next available date on the ISDH schedule. Exams are given approximately twice per month. Tests are administered at the Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH), 2 North Meridian, Indianapolis, IN 46204. (Other testing locations may be available in the future.) Applicants will be notified with details of the testing time and place as the application is processed.

A score of seventy percent (70%) is passing. ISDH will issue a license through the Indiana Public Licensing Agency (IPLA). IPLA mails the actual license document, tracks the status of licenses, and maintains the online public lists of licensees in each lead discipline. Reminders are sent to licensees by IPLA when the license is about to expire so that renewal applications can be made

The license application for each discipline, registration for the third-party exam, copies of the accredited training facility’s certification, and the application fee are mailed to:

How Do I Renew a License?

To renew a license, the applicant must possess a license in the discipline up for renewal which has been valid within the previous six (6) months. The applicant must successfully complete approved refresher training. For an Inspector, Risk Assessor, Supervisor, or Worker, the refresher training includes a minimum of 8 hours within the previous 36 months. A minimum of 4 hours of refresher training within the previous 36 months is required for a Project Designer.

A license may not be renewed in the instance that forty-eight (48) months have elapsed between training courses for the same discipline.

Refresher course training is most often conducted by an accredited training facility. Additional opportunities for approved training will be communicated to licensees by ISDH. ISDH will consider approval of a licensee’s request for specific training to apply to the renewal requirements.

As with the original training, a refresher Lead Inspector course is required for Risk Assessors and a refresher Supervisor course is required for Project Designers.

To apply for the license renewal, license applications for each specific discipline, copies of the accredited training facility’s certification and the application fee are mailed to:

Where Do I Get Training?

Prior to applying for a license you must successfully complete certification by an ISDH accredited training course in each applicable discipline. The list and contact information for all of currently approved training providers is available below: